Fifteenth century or twentieth century, politics equals power.

Mr. Smith was a naive' young man from Montana who thought the United States government ran solely on truth and justice.

Did Galileo have a bit of naiveté too? 
He saw no conflict between scientific truth and his religious faith,

BUT

The Church, a phrase synonymous with government in the fifteenth century, did. 

Read on to see how Mr. Smith, a modern day David, fights the Goliath of the United States government.